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[Richie83]

Why do some people seem to think it a good idea to fit lights brighter than the sun to their cars? I witnessed a Honda Civic with such an 'upgrade' today. The light was so bright I couldn't actually see for a couple of seconds.Honestly, they were retina burningly bright and it wasn't even dark! Surely it's asking for trouble?

[Fast Ivan]

yeah I'm with you here, been doing my head in for a while now

[Mini Manannán]

It's the self-levelling HIDs that do my nut in. The roads are so bumpy th elights are forever 'self-levelling' i.e. intermittently burning your eyes!

[cal844]

I agree, time for a petition I think!!

[robminibcy]

I agree, I know a lot of people direct this mainly at aftermarket hid kits but I personally find that landrovers bmws ect with factory fitted ones are just as bad if not worse

[Rocket.]

This is a pet hate of mine

[sonikk4]

Or the clowns who fit the high power bulbs and yet cannot fit them properly causing the beam to constantly glare oncoming traffic. Its not difficult and if in doubt park close enough to a wall or garage door to see if they are incorrectly set. Basic mechanics 101.

[Tamworthbay]

Add to that the increasingly large bunch of idiots that seem to think having your front fogs on continuously makes you look cool.

[Richie83]

Or the clowns who fit the high power bulbs and yet cannot fit them properly causing the beam to constantly glare oncoming traffic. Its not difficult and if in doubt park close enough to a wall or garage door to see if they are incorrectly set. Basic mechanics 101.

this was exactly the scenario today. The complete bulb was also running 'daytime running led strips' on the bumpers.

[mingy]

Have to agree with all your comments folks , it,s damn annoying, I have also noticed that on certain modern cars i find it hard to see a rear indicator being used at times because of the flaming light show going on 360 degrees around the indicator when the car brakes before turning.

How the hell did we ever see where we were going all those years ago?. The pea brains who think driving lamps are there to be used on sunny days and those self levellers are a pain  so, if i am out in the mini and some Dick ( or Tom or Harry ) has got his LED lightshow in full operation i just switch on all four spots and main beam and see what happens.... sreknaW. 

[sonikk4]

Have to agree with all your comments folks , it,s damn annoying, I have also noticed that on certain modern cars i find it hard to see a rear indicator being used at times because of the flaming light show going on 360 degrees around the indicator when the car brakes before turning.

How the hell did we ever see where we were going all those years ago?. The pea brains who think driving lamps are there to be used on sunny days and those self levellers are a pain  so, if i am out in the mini and some Dick ( or Tom or Harry ) has got his LED lightshow in full operation i just switch on all four spots and main beam and see what happens.... sreknaW. 

 

I find front indicators worse as a lot of modern cars have them buried so deep in the cluster they are difficult to see if at all.

[mab01uk]

Some drivers without the 'idiot proof' Autolights option on their cars now have their LED daytime running lights blazing at night which will only dim down when normal headlights are switched on.......many are also totally unaware that their rear lights are off when on daytime running lights for most modern cars. The other reason for confusion is most cars now have LED instrument lights on day or night so the dash is never in darkness which previously gave drivers a clue that they had no lights on at all.

 

Daytime running lights and always-on dash lights are confusing increasing numbers of drivers:-

http://www.telegraph...ghts-turned-on/

 

We also now have those 'see round corner' spot lights low down in front bumpers coming on and off as the driver weaves in and out of parked cars!

Edited by mab01uk, 29 January 2016 - 07:58 PM.

[Broomer]

if i am out in the mini and some Dick ( or Tom or Harry ) has got his LED lightshow in full operation i just switch on all four spots and main beam and see what happens.... sreknaW.

It is not every modern car owners fault your lights are crap in comparison, and you happen to be sat lower in a mini which makes the problem worse.

Edited by Broomer, 29 January 2016 - 08:07 PM.

[Richie83]

Just to clarify, I was in my Focus at the time. In my mini it'd likely have given me third degree burns.

[minisilverbullet]

I quite often wonder "does that car have its high been on?" only to find it is actually normal main beam lights. they are crazy bright thee days. 

 

in a related note the amount of folk which don't use there rear fog light in fog really sacred me during a foggy drive home last week. it comes down to people not knowing what light should be used when. 

 

I had a women ask me in supermarket car park some months ago how to turn her high been off.